'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎72] (93/448)

y x Ecbar the great Mogulpoif
to the Court to puree himfelf; butwcis not Hdmitted Echdrs fightj till by mediation of
others he was brought into his Majefties prefence, and gave lb good an account as the
Mosul was pacified,and with new inftrudions haften'd back to the Army in Decan. Ne-
verthelefs the vexation he endures by the continued Rebellion of his Son Selym takes
from him all comfort; and feeing him hardned in his exorbitancies, is at his wits end
how to reduce him. Therefore firft (as a King) he marches agamft him with thirty
thoufand Horfe, but by his Mothers fudden death was recalled *, whofe Body when he
had fumptuoufly interred in Belly in King Homayon her Husbands Sepulchre, then (as a
Father) he tries once more what fair perlwafion could operate: To which end he di-
dates a pathetique Letter-mixt with love and anger, reproving, perfwading, diffwa-
ding promifing, and putting him in mind, he was or fhould be at leaft his joy and com
fort • and that he had no more Sons living. Myrad Zedda (once the Prince's Tutor)
was thought the fitteft perfon to carry it *, who fo forcibly penetrates the yielding or ra
ther convinced nature of Sha Selym, that forthwith taking Perwees his little Son along
with him, he leaves Halabafs, palTes Jeminy, and after two days (the Wizard allowing
the day fortunate) with all his Umbraes arrives at Jgray, and by Mortoza-kawn
was brought to Ecbar then in the Guzel-chanj whoblulliing to eye him, leads him into
the Mahael, or private Lodging, where forgetting his promife remembring the dances
Selym had led him, into fuch a rage that rapt him, that after he had flafht terror into his
heart by the fury of his eyes, and thunder-ftruck him with a ftorm of words, with his
The Prince fill ftruck him fo hard upon the mouth, that throwing himfelf,down, requefts his
juhmhs, father at once to deftroy him, to which end he Ihews him his breaft, the fword and
hand ready to it. But Ecbar by this abating his choler intends no fuch facrifice, but
commanding him to arife, dilfembles his affedion and terms him Afs and Fool, that
commanding feventy thoufand men, would forfake them to truft the lugred promifes of
any. That faid, he brings him forth again, and fends him back to Prifon, giving all
the principal Umbraes his alfociates like welcome, Radgee Batfo excepted, who (wifer
than the xeft) efcaped. By this imprifonment, Sha Selym contrary to his cuftome ab-
ftains four and twenty hours from Opium, which next day Ecbar (fearing that in a paifi-
on he would make himfelf away) comes in Perfon and perfwades him to take: The third
day, by the interceffion of his Ladies and Concubines Selym was freed and fent to his
ownHoufe*, where he behaved himfelf orderly, in a dutiful manner each day vifiting his
Father, till upon fome old mens malicious furmifes or his Fathers newjealoufie he was
reftrain'd again, and the Mogul de novo exafperated againft him. But this ill-grounded
rancour had little effed, for Ecbar taking diftafte againft Mirzjt Gajhaw (the Viceroy
o£Turn's Son, and one formerly high in his favour) for fpeakingone word with Ecbar
ill interpreted, no fubmiffion will ferve his turn, no lefs,than his life mult pay for it:
To which end the Kings Phyfician was direded to prepare two Pills of like lhape but con
trary operation-, Gafhaw muft be trufted with them, and bring them to Ecbar' 0 who
(imagining by a private mark he knew the right) bids Gajhaw fwallow the other. Ga
jhaw ignorant of the deceit, by chance light upon the belt, fo as Ecbar by miftake was
^S feat poifoned. Toofoonthe miferable Mogul perceives his error, and too late repents his
toifons choler, but (for fhame concealing the caufe) after fourteen days torment and fiiccefs-
him jtif, lefs trial to expell the poifon yields up the Ghoft, in the feventy third year of his Age,
and fifty fecond of his Reign; and with all imaginable folemnity inT^ekander, three
courfe from Jgra, in a Monument which he had prepared, that great Monarch was bu
ried : And Sha Selym (though a while refilled by Radgee Manfngh andChan Afem, who in
Sha Selym vain endeavoured to make his Son Cufhroo Mogul, fo nominated by Ecbar as they alledged)
crowned vvithfuch ceremony as was requifite was Crowned at jigra, by name of Jangheer, King.
great Mo- ^ the year of our Lord God, 1604. and of Mahomet 984.
gul ' Give me leave now to prefent you various Scenes, compofed of a mifcellany of fubjeds>
hapning in InduBant during Jangheers Reign.
Jangheer (fo now we call him) by the mediation of Morteza Chan, Cooly Mametchan,
anc | others of his Council, receives his Son Sultan Ojhroe (or Gujhrow) his late competi-
es ' 9 4 ' tor into favour •, and to lay the foundation of his greatnefs in the good will of his peo
pie freely receives Chan Afem and Radgee into grace again. But Cujhrooe, ftruck by his
own guilt, fufpeding his pardon counterfeit, by Letter defires Hujfanheg, Viceroy of
Cahd-, his old Friend, to meet him near Fettipore with fome Horfe, that he might fly
away, being alfured that if he ftay'd long at Court he Ihould be put to death. By his
Zantel the Letter isfpeedily delivered, who as readily obeys the difconfolate Prince, and
with three thoufand "Horfe haftes to Achhar-pre, which is from Agra four and twenty
courfes, whither the Prince (efcaping about twi-light from Court) comes, followed